Cowart Surname

31,603rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,889 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Cowart Surname Definition:

(English) Cowherd [Old English cú + hierde]

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Cowart Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States16,8521:21,5082,714
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
England31:18,572,686338,250
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2621:39,7934,680

Cowart (39) may also be a first name.

Cowart Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Cowherd [Old English cú + hierde]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who tended cows.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

English: occupational name for a keeper of cattle, Middle English cowherde, Old English cūhyrde, from 'cow' + hierde 'herdsman'. (The surname has nothing to do with the modern English word coward, which is from Old French cuard, a pejorative term from coue 'tail' (Latincauda) with reference to an animal with its tail between its legs.)

- daniel.rickman

Cowart Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Cowart Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Cowart is found most in The United States. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cowart? popularity and diffusion

It is the 31,603rd most widely held last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 431,497 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Cowart reside; 96 percent reside in North America and 96 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,637,361st most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 39 people.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 16,852 people, or 1 in 21,508. In The United States Cowart is mostly found in: Georgia, where 31 percent reside, Texas, where 12 percent reside and Florida, where 12 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 18 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 0 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent reside.

Cowart Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cowart has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Cowart surname grew 1,335 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cowart Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cowart surname are 21.48% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.25% being registered to vote for the party.

Cowart earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.44% less than the national average, earning $42,098 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cowarts923/
Chowart922/
Cowartt922/
Cowwart921/
Cowhart921/
Cowasrt921/
Coswarth860/
Coward8316,767/
Covart8388/
Cobart8337/
Cowert8317/
Kowart835/
Cawart835/
Cowort831/
Coveart7776/
Cowhard7729/
Covairt7721/
Coubart779/
Chawart774/
Cawarte774/
Choward771/
Chovart771/
Kowartz771/
Coworth770/
Chobart770/
Coeward770/
Coevart770/
Cowhert770/
Cowheard7135/
Chovarte716/
Chowhard711/
Koiwarth711/
Cuswarth710/
Covert6711,665/
Cabart67376/
Kowert67258/
Caward67216/
Cavert67143/
Cavart6767/
Covard6743/
Kewart6729/
Zoward6717/
Kuschwart6710/
Cabort679/
Koward679/
Cobard677/
Covort677/
Cowerd676/
Zawart675/
Kovart675/
Cawort673/
Kawart672/
Cubart671/
Cobort671/
Kowartsch671/
Kowort671/
Koosswart671/
Zuwart671/
Cuvart670/
Coword670/
Covartsch670/

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Cowart Reference & Research

Cowart DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Cowart FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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